Hello Everyone,
new to the forum. My name is Archie and i have been working on an 86 chevy 1/2 ton 2wd. i have rebuilt pretty much the entire engine and finally got it started. I have just purchased a new coolant reservoir that has a 16 oz capacity and was curious if that is large enough?

 

Welcome to the Forum. Question on coolant reservoir? it is enough. But depends upon the engine capacity and you have not mentioned your vehicle.

 

it is a 350 5.7liter. i have not been able to drive it yet! still lots to do. thanks for the response. it also seems to be running a little hot. i have a new thermostat and the dexcool is topped off. any suggestions? The carb seems to be dialed in maybe a little lean?

 

Check the proper working of cooling fan and cooling fan clutch. BTW when you added dexcool last time?

 

first off, I'm new to the forum as well and dunno how the mods will react to the whole tech question in this section. Second, he did mention that it was an 86 1/2 ton 2wd. chevy/gm does it really matter? Third, dexcool on an 86? really?